PTE Academic Knowledge 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many main scored sections does the PTE Academic test contain?
- Two: Reading and Listening
- Three: Speaking & Writing, Reading, and Listening (Correct answer)
- Four: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening
- Two: Speaking & Writing combined with Listening
Correct answer: Three: Speaking & Writing, Reading, and Listening
PTE Academic has three main scored sections: Speaking & Writing (combined), Reading, and Listening.
Question 2: Which PTE Academic speaking task requires you to listen to a lecture clip and then retell it in your own words?
- Repeat Sentence
- Describe Image
- Re-tell Lecture (Correct answer)
- Answer Short Question
Correct answer: Re-tell Lecture
Re-tell Lecture requires test-takers to listen to a lecture of up to 90 seconds and then retell its content within 40 seconds.
Question 3: In PTE Academic, what is the recommended word count range for the Essay writing task?
- 100–150 words
- 150–200 words
- 200–300 words (Correct answer)
- 300–400 words
Correct answer: 200–300 words
PTE Academic recommends writing 200–300 words for the Essay task within the 20-minute time limit.
Question 4: What is the PTE Academic score scale range?
- 0–100
- 10–90 (Correct answer)
- 1–9
- 200–800
Correct answer: 10–90
PTE Academic uses a score scale of 10 to 90, where higher scores indicate greater English proficiency.
Question 5: In the PTE Reading section, which task asks test-takers to restore the correct order of shuffled text boxes?
- Fill in the Blanks
- Multiple Choice Single Answer
- Re-order Paragraphs (Correct answer)
- Highlight Correct Summary
Correct answer: Re-order Paragraphs
Re-order Paragraphs presents shuffled text boxes on screen and requires test-takers to arrange them into the correct logical sequence.
Question 6: Which of the following PTE Academic tasks assesses BOTH reading and writing skills simultaneously?
- Read Aloud
- Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks (Correct answer)
- Highlight Incorrect Words
- Summarize Spoken Text
Correct answer: Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks requires reading a passage and selecting correct words to fill gaps, contributing to both reading and writing scores.
Question 7: How much preparation time are test-takers given before speaking in the PTE Describe Image task?
- 10 seconds
- 15 seconds
- 25 seconds (Correct answer)
- 40 seconds
Correct answer: 25 seconds
Test-takers have 25 seconds to study the image before the microphone opens and they must speak for up to 40 seconds.
PTE Academic Knowledge 2
How many main scored sections does the PTE Academic test contain?